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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2011
Applicants:
Shigeki Kinomura, Toyota, JP;
Shinji Ichikawa, Toyota, JP;
Daisuke Ishii, Toyota, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2006.01); B60L 11/18 (2006.01); H02J 7/04 (2006.01); H02J 7/35 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 11/185 (2013.01); B60L 11/1861 (2013.01); H02J 7/0027 (2013.01); H02J 7/0055 (2013.01); H02J 7/044 (2013.01); H02J 7/045 (2013.01); H02J 7/35 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7055 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a first inlet to be connected to a commercial power source, a second inlet to be connected to a battery of an HEMS (Home Energy Management System) which supplies electric power greater than electric power supplied by the commercial power source, and an ECU. The ECU indicates one of the first inlet and the second inlet to a user in accordance with a state of a battery of the vehicle.